backlight: Fix external uses of backlight internal semaphore

backlight_device->sem has a very specific use as documented in the
header file. The external users of this are using it for a different
reason, to serialise access to the update_status() method.

backlight users were supposed to implement their own internal
serialisation of update_status() if needed but everyone is doing
things differently and incorrectly. Therefore add a global mutex to
take care of serialisation for everyone, once and for all.

Locking for get_brightness remains optional since most users don't
need it.

Also update the lcd class in a similar way.

Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net>
This commit is contained in:
Richard Purdie
2007-02-08 22:25:09 +00:00
parent a8db3c1948
commit 28ee086d5b
15 changed files with 76 additions and 76 deletions

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@@ -9,8 +9,24 @@
#define _LINUX_LCD_H
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/notifier.h>
/* Notes on locking:
*
* lcd_device->sem is an internal backlight lock protecting the props
* field and no code outside the core should need to touch it.
*
* Access to set_power() is serialised by the update_lock mutex since
* most drivers seem to need this and historically get it wrong.
*
* Most drivers don't need locking on their get_power() method.
* If yours does, you need to implement it in the driver. You can use the
* update_lock mutex if appropriate.
*
* Any other use of the locks below is probably wrong.
*/
struct lcd_device;
struct fb_info;
@@ -39,12 +55,22 @@ struct lcd_device {
struct semaphore sem;
/* If this is NULL, the backing module is unloaded */
struct lcd_properties *props;
/* Serialise access to set_power method */
struct mutex update_lock;
/* The framebuffer notifier block */
struct notifier_block fb_notif;
/* The class device structure */
struct class_device class_dev;
};
static inline void lcd_set_power(struct lcd_device *ld, int power)
{
mutex_lock(&ld->update_lock);
if (ld->props && ld->props->set_power)
ld->props->set_power(ld, power);
mutex_unlock(&ld->update_lock);
}
extern struct lcd_device *lcd_device_register(const char *name,
void *devdata, struct lcd_properties *lp);
extern void lcd_device_unregister(struct lcd_device *ld);